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food supervision.
after falling from 63.1 per cent. in 1908 to 48.1 per cent. in 1909, rose to 54.3 per cent. last
year. In the "Rest of the Borough" the corresponding percentages have been—in 1908, 32.3;
1909, 31.7; and 1910, 33.1.*
Common Lodging Houses.
The number of houses licensed last year remained unchanged at 7—6 being for men (195
beds) and 1 for women (40 beds). No case of infectious illness was reported from any house
last year. The deaths among the lodgers numbered 12 (6 in 1909), the causes being
returned as—
Cancer... ... ... 3
Heart Disease
Respiratory Diseases
Other Diseases ...
2 each.
Tubercular Disease
Old Age
Accident
1 each.
Inhabited House Duty.
Five applications were received for certificates under the Revenue Act, 1903, to obtain
abatement or remission of the duty, and the like number of certificates relating to 83
tenements issued.
FOOD SUPERVISION.
Slaughterhouses.—There were seven slaughterhouses in use during the year, situate as
described below:—
Bishop's Mews, No. 1. Chippenham Mews, No. 18.
Edgware Road, No. 275. Harrow Road, No. 125.
Portsdown Mews (No. 249 Maida Vale). Southwick Mews, No. 15.
Upper Brook Mews, No. 6.
The Inspector was present at the slaughterhouses on 404 (492) occasions when killing
was in progress, and examined the carcases of 87 (131) bullocks, and 4,865 (4,536) sheep.
The following organs were destroyed under his supervision:—
Sheep. Livers, 7—parasitic 4, and abscess 3.
Plucks, 3—pneumonic 2, and parasitic 1.
Bullocks. Livers, 14—parasitic 12, and tuberculous 2.
Lungs, 4— „ 1, „ „ 3.
Hearts, 2—tuberculous, and inflammatory condition, 1 each.
Heads and tongues, 2—tuberculous.
Mesenteries, 2—tuberculous.
Spleens, 2-tuberculous.
In addition one carcase of a sheep was destroyed owing to death (not slaughter), and one
of a bullock (tuberculous).
The premises were specially inspected by the Medical Officer of Health during the
autumn, after receipt of the customary notices of intention to apply for renewal of licences,
all being found clean and well kept.
*The remarks on the differences in the rates for the "Registered Streets" and the "Rest of the Borough"
apply with very nearly equal force to the rates for the " Area " and the " Rest of the Borough.''